– It feels like I’m walking around with a clip on my nose and a taped mouth. It’s a joke. I don’t recognize myself. It shouldn’t be like this, says Swedish Maja Dahlqvist to news. She was number 34 and surprisingly pulled out of the prologue after finishing outside the top 30. Dahlqvist has struggled with illness in the run-up. She fell ill in October and has therefore had a poor start to the season. – It’s the body that hasn’t worked lately and at the World Cup the competition was too tough, and that’s not enough. It is the worst thing I have done in several years, said Dahlqvist to Swedish SVT. The 29-year-old returns home from Ruka on Saturday to try to find answers to his poor form. The quarter-finals start at 12.30. You can follow them on news Sport on the radio. Maja Dahlqvist surprisingly pulled out of the prologue at the World Cup start in Ruka. – A dark day for me Not even Lotta Udnes Weng made it past the prologue. Udnes Weng did well in the national season opener at Beitostølen, and was disappointed after failing in the prologue. She finished 36th, 10.22 seconds behind prologue winner Jasmi Joensuu. – It was a dark day for me today. The plan was to be in shape this weekend. I know I can do better, so I don’t worry. Lotta Udnes Weng. Here from the season opener at Beitostølen last weekend. Photo: NTB She emphasizes that it is the form, and not the skis, that was the problem. – The skis were fine, but there was a lot of snow and “tricks”. It went too slowly, Udnes Weng told news after the race. Five Norwegians further Kristine Stavås Skistad easily progressed, while Ane Appelkvist Stenseth was the best Norwegian in seventh place. – That answers well. There was a little snow, so it was a little shinier in the track, but it wasn’t very decisive, says Stenseth to news. Anna Svendsen (21), Mathilde Myhrvold (23) and Ingrid Andrea Gulbrandsen (26) are also ready for the final. Behind Finnish Joensuu at the top of the results list, Swedes Jonna Sundling and Emma Ribom followed. The Swedes had as many as six athletes in the top 15. Jasmi Joensuu showed brilliant form in the prologue. The picture is taken from the prologue in the World Cup in Lillehammer last season. Photo: NTB Klæbo advances safely – beaten by Swede On the men’s side, Swede Marcus Grate was the prologue winner. Erik Valnes became the best Norwegian with a second place during the prologue. – Where most people would use fish bones, Valnes runs up the hill, said news’s expert commentator Fredrik Aukland. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was fourth in what is his start to the season, after he sat out the national season opener at Beitostølen due to illness. Furthermore, Matz William Jenssen came in seventh place, Harald Østberg Amundsen in tenth and Pål Golberg in eleventh place, where everyone progressed safely. Ansgar Evensen finished in 16th place and Even Northug in 17th place, while Håvard Solås Taugbøl came in 22nd place – all still among the top 30.
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Maja Dahlqvist and Lotta Udnes Weng smoked in the prologue – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
